They have had this 50 Great Voices project going on, on National Public Radio here in the states. I nearly choked on breakfast this morning when they were talking about it on the radio, when someone from the "panel of judges", arguing with another one over Freddy Mercury, said that Queen was the single worst band of the 70's! I'm not the only one protesting that statement at their website. They may have said a lot of things like that while making their choices but this one they used on air, and I think that sucks!

There is a faction of critics out there that have absolute and bitter contempt for Queen. To me, it's incomprehensible. Lukewarm or indifferent I could disagree with, but understand. But the 'worst band of the 70's' types and the Dave Marshes (his 1979 review of Jazz was off the chain) are alien to me. I think they need to be probed.